Camp Enari-Pleiku October-November 1967
Highway 19 from Qui Nhon to Pleiku through An Khe Pass. When we arrived in Qui Nhon, the troop was loaded into the back of trucks and transported on this highway all the way to Camp Enari, a ten hour trip.
Camp Enari near Pleiku, October 1967. Dragon Mountain in background, aka, Titty Mountain.
| Tent City, Camp Enari. Blue Ghost living quarters. Upon at arrival at Enari we were assigned to these tents. There was no electricity, only a wood floor where we had cots. The electrical lines visible were strung by Jack Burden, BS in engineering from West Point, and provided for two light bulbs. Jack procured the electrical lines and ran them about one quarter mile and tied into a main line on the road.  C Troop 7/17 Air Cavalry headquarters and orderly room. Camp Enari.  Blue Ghost Lift Platoon on flight line at Camp Enari, October 1967  Blue Ghost Blues on first operations near Pleiku in the Central Highlands. October 1967. First encounter with the Montagnards or Mountain people. These people lived in the montains and were friendly, very small and dark brown in color. |
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